If Amazon listens to Twittersphere, RTP should be its choice for $5 billion facility

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Thursday that the company is planning to build a second, “equal” headquarters in another city. The dash is on to city what city that will be. Ken LambertTNS

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Thursday that the company is planning to build a second, “equal” headquarters in another city. The dash is on to city what city that will be. Ken LambertTNS

DURHAM

Social media in the Triangle was abuzz all Thursday afternoon after Amazon announced it was considering adding a second headquarters.

The Seattle-based tech giant that started as Jeff Bezos’ online book-selling destination dangled the possibility of 50,000 jobs and a nearly $5 billion investment. That had people in from Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh taking to Twitter in support of a Triangle bid. Durham’s Research Triangle Park thinks it has what it takes to be the pick.